puritas

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

pūrĭtas, ātis, f. [purus], cleanness, purity (post-class.).

I Lit., Macr. Somn. Scip. 1, 11 fin. ; of wine, Pall. 11, 14, 12.—

II Trop.: vivendi, Capitol. Ver. 3: sermonis, Hier. Ep. 57; Vulg. Psa. 17, 21.